Wire-cutter.



P. BOHSZCZ.

WIRE CUTTER.

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PETER BORSZCZ, OF WEST PULLMAN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 JOHNDMITRASZ, OF LAPORTE, INDIANA.

WIRE-GUTTER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed October 21, 1918. Serial No. 259,007.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER Bonszoz, a subject of the Emperor of Austria,residing at West Pullman, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Cutters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a wire cutterfor swords and bayonets adapted for easily and quickly severing wireswhenever found desirable such as during the march, the wire cutteradding no material weight to the carrying structure and in no mannerretarding the intended use of the weapon.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a short-swordserviceable as a bayonet for detachably mounting upon al rifle barrel, acutting means for wires being carried by the sword readily operated bythe hand of the soldier when grasping the grip of the sword whether thelatter is mounted upon the gun or detached therefrom.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a ready meanscarried by soldiers for easily and quickly cutting wires such as barbedwire entanglements, so that the progress of the soldier upon the line ofmarch is greatly assisted by the removal of such barriers.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likereference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention detached from a riiepartially broken away with the wire cutter open mounted upon a riflebarrel illustrated by dotted lines and with the wire cutter open.

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 taken from the opposite edge of thesword,

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views taken upon lines IV--IV andV-V of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a central longitudinal sectional view taken upon lines VI-VIof Fig. 1 and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the wire cutting memberdetached.

The invention comprises what may be termed a short-sword provided with agrip 10 and a blade 11 projecting therefrom, the said grip being adaptedfor attachment to a rifle barrel such as 12in any desired manner foremploying the blade 11 after the usual manner of a bayonet. A transverseguard 13 serviceable as a pummel is provided at the base of the blade 11having a sleeve 14 at one end thereof for receiving the barrel 12 whilea lug 15 upon said barrel is adapted to seat within a groove at the buttor free end of the grip 10, it being understoodthat a screw, not shown,may be threaded through a perforation 17 of the sleeve 14 for engagingthe barrel 12 and securing the sword thereon.

The blade 11 is provided with a cutaway portion 18 at one side thereofadapted for the reception of a cutter 19 of substantially the sameconfiguration as said cutaway portion. A shank 20 angularly projectsfrom the inner end of the cutter 19 with a handle 21 at the other end ofthe shank in a plane parallel with the plane of the cutter.

The shank 20 is positioned through a transverse opening 22 within thepummel 13, the inner portion of the blade 11 being broken away as at 23to accommodate the shank while a pocket 24 is provided in the grip 10 toreceive the handle 21 when the cutter 19 is closed within the cutawayportion 18 of the blade 11.

A U-shaped leaf-spring 25 is provided in the pocket 24 having one endsecured therein as at 26 while the opposite free end 27 of the springbears against the inner face of the handle 21 for holding the handleoutwardly of the pocket 24 with the cutter 19 open.

A pivot pin 28 is provided through the shank 20 and the opposite sidesof the pummel 13, permitting the shank with its blade and handle toswing in opposite directions. A resilient clip 29 is carried by the grip10 and projects forwardly over the pummel 13 and adjacent portion of theblade 11, which may be employed for different uses, such as suspendingthe sword from a belt.

The inner edge 30 of the cutter 19 is sharpened by beveling one sidethereof which is adapted to cooperate with an oppositely beveled edgeflange 31 of the cutaway portion 18 of the blade 11. By grasping thegrip 10 of the sword, the end is readily pressed upon the handle 21 forclosing the cutter 19, thereby severing a wire positioned between thecutting edges 30 and 31. Upon releasing the handle 21, the spring 25automatically opens the cutter. A latch 32 is pivoted as at 33 to thebutt end of the grip l0 adapted'for reception withinv an end slot 34 ofthe handle 21 when-the latter is closed within the Vpocket2ty andv atwhich times a button 34 at the opposite end vof the latch 32 fits overthe opposite sides of the grip l() retaining the latch Within a slot 35thereof and holding the handle 2l' within the pocket untiltheA latch isreleased. It will be. seen that when the sword is mounted upon the riiebarrel l2, the cutter 19 may be readily operated by its handle 21, andthis alsois. possible when the sword isgdetached from the rifle. Thecutter 1,9 andhand'lecQl being readily retained in their inoperativeposi? tionsrby the latch`32, the cutting' attachment atV suchtilnes doesnot detract from the usual use of the blade ll either as a, bayonet ordevice fron'r said pocket with a sharpened ange adjacent the innerSdeof'the cutaway` portionLa shankpivoted through said4 slot, a cutteruponone end of; saidvshank, adapted for closing upon said cutting edgewithin the cutaway portionof the blade, anoperating handle for. thecutter upon the opposite end ofthe shank in the same planewith thecutter and adapted forclosing within said pocketl when the cutter'fisclosed'.v

'2. A device etI the class described comprising a grip, having alongitudinal pocket in-one side thereof, a bayonet blade projectingfromsaid grip, a transverse puinmel upon sai'dgrip at the baseof theblade,Vthe blade, puininel andV handle having a slot therethrough, .and theblade having a cutaway side portion at theopposite side of, the

device fromv saidY pocket with a,v sharpened flange adjacent the innersideoff the cutaway v Portierv a. Shank pvoted: thrfvugh: Sai-df elet,

av cutter upon one end" of said shank, adapted-y for closing", uponsaid, cuttingA edge within' the cutaway portion 0f, the blade an.oper-ating Vhandle for. the cutter upon.Y the opposite endV free end ofsaidj handle, and a resilient-clip'.

Carried by the inner end 0f the grip proie@- ing over .said purninel andthe ladjacent` and; Y

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